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Meanings of madeira river in English

Portuguese
rio madeira
Spanish
río madeira

A Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River.

        rio madeira
        Usage of madeira river in English
        1
        The journey up the Madeira River had no great interest.
        Across Unknown South America
        2
        These are fierce and indomitable and hostile people, like the Araras of the Madeira River.
        In the Amazon Jungle / Adventures in Remote Parts of the Upper A...
        3
        We had no idea whatever what the distance would be between that point and the Madeira River.
        Across Unknown South America
        4
        Itaquatiara was placed geographically on a most convenient site, opposite the mouth of the great Madeira River.
        Across Unknown South America
        5
        Along the Madeira River, which passes through the town, boats panning illegally for gold are a common sight.
        Reuters
        6
        There is no forecast for when construction of the Santo Antonio dam, also on the Madeira River, will resume.
        Reuters
        7
        A naval expedition up the Amazon and Madeira rivers has brought back information valuable both for scientific and commercial purposes.
        State of the Union Addresses
        8
        He works on a large mining boat with a powerful tube which sucks sediment from the bottom of the Madeira River.
        Reuters
        9
        A gold mining boat sits in the Madeira River in Rondonia state, Brazil on June 4, 2017.
        Reuters
        10
        Dropping down, then, he swept into the valley of the Beni river, which joins the Madeira river, some distance beyond the Bolivian border.
        Boy Scouts in an Airship; Or, The Warning from the Sky
        11
        He left Tapirapoan on that day, and he reached the Madeira River on Christmas, December 25, of the same year, having descended the Gy-Parana.
        Through the Brazilian Wilderness
        12
        But how do you know that rippling sheet of water off there," swinging an arm to the south, "is the Madeira river?
        Boy Scouts in an Airship; Or, The Warning from the Sky
        13
        All the rubber which goes down the Madeira River has so far been conveyed to Manaos by a great detour, involving much expense and time.
        Across Unknown South America
        14
        "Down in the Madeira river," laughed Ned, "and there's no knowing where she would have been by this time only for the-
        Boy Scouts in an Airship; Or, The Warning from the Sky
        Translations for madeira river